Jun 09 More than one in 10 VA schedulers report they were told to falsify records By News Desk Monday's data release blames internal confusion about the complicated appointment process and that goals to see first-time patients within 14 days are unobtainable. Continue reading
Jun 06 VA may have retaliated against workers who reported wrongdoing By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — An investigative agency is looking into allegations that Veterans Affairs supervisors retaliated against 37 employees who filed whistleblower complaints, including some who complained about improper scheduling practices at the heart of a growing VA scandal. The independent Office… Continue reading
Jun 05 Senators reach deal on VA health care By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Senior senators have reached agreement for a bipartisan bill expanding veterans' ability to get government-paid medical care outside Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics. Continue reading
Jun 03 New bill would allow veterans to seek health care outside VA By Ariel Min Four Republican senators, led by John McCain (R-AZ), introduced the Veterans Choice Act -- a new bill aimed at providing better health care to veterans across the country as well as increasing accountability and transparency at the Department of Veterans… Continue reading
May 30 Watch Shields and Brooks on turning around the VA, defining Obama foreign policy By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including the resignation of VA Secretary Shinseki and President Obama’s foreign policy speech at West Point. Continue watching
May 30 Watch Shinseki resigns, criticizing ‘systemic’ failures of VA health care system By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 30 Obama accepts Shinseki’s resignation as VA secretary By Julie Pace, Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki apologized in public and then resigned in the privacy of the White House on Friday, driven from office by a mushrooming scandal over the agency's health care system that serves millions of the… Continue reading
May 29 Watch Kerry defends Obama foreign policy, vows not to give up on Middle East peace By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 29 Watch Veterans Affairs ‘scheduling schemes’ spark strong rebuke from Congress By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 28 Watch News Wrap: Inspector general report confirms VA hospital delays By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the VA inspector general concluded that veterans awaiting care in Phoenix waited an average of 115 days for a first appointment, and that 1,700 veterans weren’t on a waiting list at all. President Obama called… Continue watching